A 14,000-year-old toolkit that may have been used to hunt big game has been found in Scotland, according to a report in British Archaeology. The tools were probably used by hunters who migrated across a large land bridge connecting Great Britain to mainland Europe.   BBC News also has an article on the “earliest Scots.”

Some 70,000 beads, manufactured in places all over the world, have been uncovered at the Santa Catalina de Guale Mission, on St. Catherine’s Island off the coast of Georgia. “This is the northernmost outpost of the Spanish Empire, but we see evidence of ancient trade routes from China via Manila’s galleons to Mexico and Spain,” said Lorann Pendleton of the American Museum of Natural History.  

The proposed runway expansion at Georgia’s Macon County Airport endangered an ancient Middle Cherokee settlement and burial ground. The airport authority has now agreed to 100 percent artifact recovery if the funding can be obtained.  

The Prime Ministers of Thailand and Cambodia met during the ASEAN summit and discussed their border dispute near the ancient Preah Vihear temple. “It happened because of a misunderstanding. The incident will not affect our relations and we will use channels of communication if anything happens in the future,” said Thai Premier Abhisit Vejjajivawill.   As part of their talks, Thai Premier Abhisit is scheduled to hand over an ancient Khmer artifact to Cambodian Premier Hun Sen. “Those Khmer artifacts were stolen and trafficked out of Cambodia, but finally arrested by the Thai authorities,” he explained. More artifacts will be returned at a later date.  

Aftershocks continue to damage ancient buildings in L’Aquila, Italy, including the basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio. “Another few aftershocks and the whole thing is going to collapse,” said site engineer Domenico Visioni.  

If the thought of chanting while holding hands with other tour group members before entering Egypt’s Great Pyramid appeals to you, this is the trip for you.  

The Portland, Maine, bomb squad safely detonated a Civil War cannonball that had been sitting in a residential basement for years.

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